Volleyball Preview: South Lafourche Tarpons vs. A.J. Ellender Patriots
South Lafourche is 9-1 against A.J. Ellender since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The South Lafourche Tarpons will host the A.J. Ellender Patriots at 6:00 p.m. South Lafourche will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Last Thursday, everything went South Lafourche's way against South Terrebonne as South Lafourche made off with a 3-0 win.
The victory didn't come easy: South Terrebonne scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-16, 25-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Lafourche to victory, but perhaps none more so than Taylor Reynolds, who had nine digs, three aces, and a kill. The team also got some help courtesy of Carmen Orgeron, who had five digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: South Lafourche was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, A.J. Ellender and Houma Christian met for a duel on Thursday where A.J. Ellender couldn't get it done. A.J. Ellender lost 3-0 to Houma Christian.
While A.J. Ellender was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Houma Christian's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-21, 28-26.
South Lafourche is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season. As for A.J. Ellender, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
South Lafourche took their win against A.J. Ellender when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does South Lafourche have another victory up their sleeve, or will A.J. Ellender turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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